Yes, I know this is a cheap and easy avoidance of writing. But a little curated Twitter may be good for you. Most of these link to worthy articles, video, and, in one case, a trailer. So, you’ll have plenty to read and watch.
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The discussions about DOJ imaging Scott Perry's phone seem to forget one of the most damaging details about his role: with Mark Meadows, he was planning Trump's appearance at the Capitol.
npr.org/2022/06/28/110…
Without checking: which news org decided to size things up this way?
(People have distinctive voices; news orgs have voices very easy to pick out.)
Great read:
”Could learning to allow for the possibility that 1 is wrong be a simple defence against unexamined extremism? …research suggests that a healthy dose of intellectual humility helps to protect against polarisation and bias.”
In the law, this might be called "fraud." But in the United States, "law enforcement" officials only enforce *some* laws against *some* people.
Brent Toderian @BrentToderian
I wrote about how Texas Republicans manipulate the court system to ensure that a handful of crank judges hear their big lawsuits seeking to sabotage Biden.
More historic judicial noms from @POTUS.
One metric: in the 232 years before @JoeBiden took office, a total of 8 Black women EVER served on the US Appeals Courts.
Today, @POTUS named his 13th Black female nominee to the Court of Appeals (in 19 mo's).
And, finally, for a peek into our future… here’s the NVIDIA Metaverse presentation at Siggraph. the words may be dry and technical, but the visuals are mind-blowing.